M 12/10: The Night Circus projects due in class; all materials should be submitted to Turnitin.comBEFORE CLASS.F 12/14: ZINC dueW 12/19: Tim Burton Style Analysis Essay rough draft due (you may turn in early; this is the last day I will accept it)1st and 2nd Period Final Exam is Thursday, Dec. 203rd and 4th Period Final Exam is Friday, Dec. 21

Monday, December 10Opener: Set up The Night Circus projects.Work Session:

Review graphic organizer format (web organizer for key subjects/points and influences discussed in the biographical essay.Watch the short “Vincent” by Tim Burton.

Complete Activity 2.12 “Film in Context: An Authorial Study”; read the biographical essay “Tim Burton: Wickedly Funny, grotesquely Humorous” and answer the text-dependent questions and the main idea statement under “Working from the Text.”

​M 12/10: The Night Circus projects due in class; all materials should be submitted to Turnitin.comBEFORE CLASS.F 12/14: ZINC due.

Monday, December 10

Opener: set up circus attractions, lay out written deliverables binders, set up concessions.Work Session: The Circus Arrives! Tent presentations and performances.Closer: Clean up circus tents and move to a new venue. :)HW: Zinc Q4 check on Friday

Tuesday, December 11

Opener: Review graphic organizer format (web organizer for key subjects/points and influences discussed in the biographical essay.Watch the short “Vincent” by Tim Burton.

Work Session:

Complete Activity 2.12 “Film in Context: An Authorial Study”; read the biographical essay “Tim Burton: Wickedly Funny, grotesquely Humorous” and answer the text-dependent questions and the main idea statement under “Working from the Text.”

Begin Activity 2.13 “Setting the Mood and Understanding Tone: Wonka Two Ways”; read the excerpt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Read the excerpt and complete the table identifying mood and the stylistic elements that contribute to it.

Begin Activity 2.13 “Setting the Mood and Understanding Tone: Wonka Two Ways”; read the excerpt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Read the excerpt and complete the table identifying mood and the stylistic elements that contribute to it.

Complete the tone chart on p.158 and “The Language of Style Analysis” p.159.

Watch the beginning of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; jigsaw the cinematic techniques to take film notes on Burton’s style.

Review graphic organizer format (web organizer for key subjects/points and influences discussed in the biographical essay.Watch the short “Vincent” by Tim Burton.

Complete Activity 2.12 “Film in Context: An Authorial Study”; read the biographical essay “Tim Burton: Wickedly Funny, grotesquely Humorous” and answer the text-dependent questions and the main idea statement under “Working from the Text.”

Begin Activity 2.13 “Setting the Mood and Understanding Tone: Wonka Two Ways”; read the excerpt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Read the excerpt and complete the table identifying mood and the stylistic elements that contribute to it.

Planning Your WeekGeorgia Milestones End of Course Test this week! Students can practice by choosing their own activities in USA Test Prep, ZINC, and No Red Ink. Click here for more information and an official study guide from the GADOE.M 12/3: Finish The Night Circus; be prepared for part IV-V quiz.M 12/10: The Night Circus projects due in class.

Monday, November 26Opener: EOC Question of the Day; revisit requirements for The Night Circus projects.Work Session:

Planning Your WeekS 11/11: The Night Circus Part III questions due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.M 11/12: Finish The Night Circus Part II and Part III and complete study guide questions found in this section of the novel. You will have a quiz in class.F 11/16: Finish The Night Circus. Final analysis question in class.​Monday, November 12Opener: The Night Circus Quiz Part II-IIIWork Session:

Introduce The Night Circus projects and group assignments.

Work in the library to research circus and theme park attractions and generate ideas for the project.

Planning Your WeekTh 11/8: The Tempest scholar’s journal due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.F 11/9: Finish The Night Circus Part II and Part III and complete study guide questions found in this section of the novel. You will have a quiz in class. ZINC due tonight at 11:59 p.m.S 11/11: The Night Circus Part III questions due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.Read The Tempest here.Review The Tempest with No Fear Shakespeare.

Monday, November 5Opener: Reminders about due dates this week.Work Session:

Counseling lesson with Mrs. Moody (freshman counselor).

Closer: Read The Night Circus and work on The Tempest scholar’s journal.HOMEWORK: Submit The Tempest scholar’s journal to Turnitin.com by Thursday evening; read The Night Circus Part II and III by Friday. Complete study guide and prepare for the quiz Friday. ZINC due Friday evening at 11:59 p.m.

Tuesday, November 6 Teacher Work Day/Student Holiday

Wednesday, November 7Opener: Reminders for due dates; EOC Question of the DayWork Session:

Work on The Tempest scholar’s journal entries.

Compose a response to the Part II literary analysis for The Night Circus.

Read The Night Circus and begin preparing responses for literary analysis questions for Part III.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part III.HOMEWORK: Submit The Tempest scholar’s journal to Turnitin.com by Thursday evening; read The Night Circus Part II and III by Friday. Complete study guide and prepare for the quiz Friday. ZINC due Friday evening at 11:59 p.m.

Friday, November 9Opener: EOC Question of the DayWork Session:

Socratic seminar on The Tempest

Complete The Night Circus Part II & Part III quiz.

Develop responses to the Part III literary analysis questions.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part IV.HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II and III by Friday. Complete study guide and prepare for the quiz Friday. ZINC due Friday evening at 11:59 p.m. Submit Part III literary analysis questions to Turnitin.com Sunday by 11:59 p.m.

S 10/7: No Red Ink quiz with subjects, verbals, & phrases.M 10/8: Turn in Shakespeare poem (finish what you started in class Friday).W 10/10: PSAT during 1st/2nd periods; ZINC due.F 10/12: Poetry Out Loud TPFASSTT and annotations due for both poems; you will recite one poem in class.